Egypt seeded to retain WSF Men’s World Teams title in Washington

Defending champions Egypt are seeded to win the WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship title for the fifth time since 1999 when the 2019 championship takes place in the US capital Washington DC from 15th to 21st December.

The biennial World Squash Federation championship will be staged in the USA for the first time in its 52-year history. 23 nations will compete in the 26th edition of the event, hosted by US Squash, at Squash On Fire, the new state-of-the-art eight-court facility in Washington.

Egypt, led by world No.1 Ali Farag and including Karim Abdel GawadTarek Momen and Mohamed Abouelghar – ranked 3, 4 and 8, respectively, in the world – reclaimed the trophy from 5-time champions England in the 2017 championship in France after title success in 1999, 2009 and 2011. Farag and Gawad were both members of the victorious 2017 team.

The final is predicted to be an Egypt/England battle for the fourth time in a row. Former world No.1 James Willstrop, 36, will be celebrating a record eighth successive appearance for England in the Washington championship after making his debut in 2003 and playing his part in three title-winning teams. The second seeds’ squad will also feature Adrian WallerDaryl Selby and Declan James – ranked 19, 21 and 29, respectively, in the world.

The 23 teams will compete initially in six pools from 15th to 17th December, with the top two in each progressing to the knockout stage from 18th December, through to the final on Saturday 21st December.

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